Maciste In King Solomon's Mines (1964, Color): Mythic strongman Maciste is summoned to the lost jungle city of Zimba, which sits atop the fabled gold mines of King Solomon. Sadistic warrior-queen Fazira, who lusts after their fabulous untapped treasures, has conquered the Zimbans. Enslaved and forced to work to their deaths in the mines, Maciste is their only hope. When he arrives to rescue them, he is captured and put under a zombie-like spell by the evil queen. As the hero toils underground with the other slaves, Fazira prepares a gruesome execution of the last surviving Zimban princess.Starring Reg Park, Wandisa Guida, Bruno Piergentili; Directed by Piero Regnoli.Maciste Against Hercules in the Vale of Woe (1961, Color): Maciste battles Hercules in the wildest wrestling match of the ages! Hercules has just returned to Mycenae after slaying the giant man- eating Cyclops, one of the Ten Labors tasked to him by the evil King Eurystheus. Maciste has also just arrived, after awakening from a deep hypnotic spell cast by the wicked sorceress, Circe. The epic bout between the strongmen is the brainchild of a pair of time- travelers from the 20th Century, who hope to use the fight as a diversion as they retrieve their impounded time-machine and get back to the future.Starring Kirk Morris, Frank Gordon, Liana Orfei; Directed by Mario Mattoli.
A**R
The dvd worked fine but I found the picture to be very bad ...
The dvd worked fine but I found the picture to be very bad and the color was horrible. Other than that I loved the dvd.
C**T
A good movie - taken in the right context
First off, the picture quality of this DVD is poor. The colours have deteriorated to the point where the picture is more like shades of yellow and orange rather than colour. Also, the movie is dubbed into English as I believe it was shot in Italian. The audio is clear enough, but certainly not Dolby Digital or anything.However, quality issues aside, the story isn't bad and if you get into the spirit of it you'll enjoy it. Personally, I bought it because of the fact that this is one of the late, great Reg Park's movies (he made five sword and scandal films in all) and he went on to win the Mr. Universe bodybuilding title for the third time the year after this film was made. For bodybuilding fans, seeing one of the all-time greats near his peak is well worth the low price of this DVD alone. Park comes from an era before steroids entered into bodybuilding and was outspoken and adamantly opposed to them throughout his life (saying to the effect that he handily won the Mr. Universe title before steroids were available, and didn't feel a need for them afterwards). This film gives the viewer an idea of what calibre physique a very gifted individual can achieve without drugs but with hard work and dedication. For that reason this film, regardless of any theatrical shortcomings, is historically significant.To be sure, this isn't Oscar winning material by today's standards, but it is a solid story. Reg Park looks fantastic and for fans of the era/genre, Reg Park or bodybuilding, it's a worthy addition to your collection.I haven't watched the second feature yet (Maciste Against Hercules in the Vale of Woe), starring Kirk Morris and Frank Gordon, so I have no review of that other than to say the picture quality is bad as well.
M**L
YEAH, I WASNT LOVIN IT.
bad acting, b-movie. even the actors were nothing to write home about. it wasnt even bad enough to keep me interested. (like a train wreck) or something.
M**I
Five Stars
was on time/good
J**N
Great movie. Bring back old memories
Great movie . Bring back old memories.
D**S
Five Stars
Thank You!
L**G
mascite double feature
again this item belongs to one of those "most of the sword-and-sandal movies that are available on DVD are panned-and-scanned, and typically are of poor image quality". not recommanded.
F**.
Waste of Money.
Waste of Money. Maciste vs Hercules had a stupid storyline about a wrestling promoter going back in time in a time machine to locate potential wrestlers. I should have saw this coming.The video quality was horrible. Really, don't wate your money.
L**N
Excellent état 🙏
Excellent état 🙏
Y**L
Bizarre and off-beat flicks from the Maciste collection...
When watching Maciste/Goliath/Hercules movies, you have to be able to accept the fact that some movies will stretch the muscleman concept to the limit. I have seen those testorone-loaded heroes pop out in Scotland, Asia, Spain and so on... But this is too much !!!!"... Kings's solomon mines" is a weak Maciste film. This one sends the hero to Africa. A beardless Reg Park (better known for portraying Hercules) looks like an over-muscular Tarzan. The story is not bad, but there are big holes in it. The overall quality of the image is not the greatest and the sound is a bit dull. On the good side, the producers spiked up the film with some nice nature photography. The young actor in the movie is pretty convincing. But, I just could not get myself to like it !!!"Maciste against Hercules..." is a comedy. The plot is very similar to "Three stooges meet Hercules". The humor is more cerebral. I had a few good laughs. Kirk Morris (Sons of Hercules) and Frank Gordon (lesser known) are casted in this Abbott and Costello type of movie. Cute !!!The price of this Double-feature makes it acceptable. This boxset is for collectors. Try to find these weird ones in multi-disk packages
Z**N
Four Stars
Remind me of the old days.
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